Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexis GAzErTEI
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 8, 1887.

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-speeial Correspondence of the Alezs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 8, 1887.
Senator Allison, when asked to day if be
bod sean the interview with Gen. Malone.
in vhich the General said that if he, ALI
sim we're President, q republican, after talk
iop with him. would have no more idea OF
UEst he intended to 90 than democrat
nnw after talk with Mr.. Cleveland, has OF
that NAV be that gentleman's intentions,
said YES. he had seen it, and that he could
not account for it except upon the ground
that tha General was interested in having
Mr.. Sherman nominated and consequently
was doing oil he could to further that end.
Continuing, he said, that Gen. Malone is
bright fellow, bat that his association with
him had not created him OF the necessity
for his going to him every morning, and
telling him what he intended doing that
day.
Senator Riddleberger left for his home
this morning He came here to see If he
could obtain some executive or COMPRESSION
al patronage, but, if successful, that fact has
not been reported. A gentleman from the
Senator's own county, here to-day, says that
at the recent convention Of the Senator s
party. in his county, his favorites for the
county officers were not nominated, oelng
defeated by those of Gen. Malone.
At last nights meeting of the Virginia
democratic association of this city, repre-.
sentative Breckenridge, of Arkansas, aud
Mr.. Henry Wise Garnett, of this city, were
invited to address the association at Its
meeting next Friday night.
The President to day appointed Marshall
Parks to be Supervising inspector OF steam
vessels for the Third District in place Of
James Curran, OF Maryland, who was twice
nominated to that Office, and who failed OF
confirmation each,time. Mr.. Parks is a res
ident of Norfolk and was the defeated demo.
cratic candidate for Congress in that district
at last falls election. In his early youth he
received practical instruction in the con.
structon and management Of steam vessels
and has since added to his knowledge and
skill in that profession by service with the
Novelty Iron Works ofNew Y ork and Harlan
and Hillingworth of Wilmington Del. He
has more recently been engineer and super
intendent of the ferry between Norfolk and
Portsmouth, Va. AS commander OF steam
boat, he made the frat voyage by steam
from the Atlantic to the lakes, going from
Norfolk to Lake Ontario via Albany and
Syracuse entirely inland. For many years
he devoted himself to the extension of in
land navigation and by the construction OF
the Albemarle and Chesapeake canal, he
extended the inland water way 1900 miles.
He was not an applicant for the position,
but his appointment was strongly urged by
many Influential democrats.
Senator Daniel and Judge Goolrick have
been invited to address the meeting 10 be
held here next week 10 protest against the
proposed coercive measures to be applied
by the British parliament to Ireland. In
view of the fact that an Irish organization
in this city presented Senator Riddleberger
with flower ship for his defense Of the
Irish cau:e during the last Congress, the
failure to invite him 70 address the meeting
is matter OF some purpr:se.
The agricultural report for April says the
average condition of tie growing wheat
crop for April il IS, that of last year being
925 that for Virginia TO- The average
condition Of rye for tho same month is 90,
against sc at The same date last year. The
report shows the wide spread prevalence OF
hog cholera aud that the loss of cattle dur
Jog the winter Was light where proper shell
ter was provided.
Some more discharges among the EN-.
ployees OF the Senate will take place next
week. The unfortunates will be the ap.
pointees Of the Senators woo have failed TO
be reelected.
The taking of testimony ia the famous
Emmons case was resumed to-day. The
costs incurred by Mrs Emmons amount to
about five thousand dollars, and she is now
trying to have Prof. Emmons pay those
costs, though she has forty thousand dollars,
which he has given he. During the exami-
nation Ia At Tim, sdav she t0ok 81 Ia roe 0lan.
tity ofjewelry out of her satchel and laying
it on the table before her, told her husband
that as he had laid so much stress on the
fact of his having given tito her, he could
take it back. Her husband mildly replied
that it was hers, and that he did not
want it. but wanted her to keep it.
As she allowed it to remain on the table, Mr..
Kent, counsel for her husband, suggested that it
be taken charge of by the clerk of the court
But at that Mrs. Emmons said mo you don't Mr.
Kent" and scooped it all back into her satchel.